Paper and paperboard; corrugated, whether or not perforated, in rolls or sheets, other than paper of heading 4803

HS code 480810 covers the classification of corrugated paper and paperboard, a critical component in the packaging and logistics industry. This versatile material is widely used across various sectors, from manufacturing and retail to e-commerce and transportation, playing a vital role in the global supply chain. The production and trade of corrugated paper and paperboard are essential to the efficient movement of goods and the overall health of the international economy.

The production of corrugated paper and paperboard typically involves a multi-step process. First, raw materials such as wood pulp or recycled paper are processed into flat sheets of paper. These sheets are then fed into a corrugating machine, where they are passed between grooved rollers to create the distinctive wavy or fluted pattern. The corrugated sheets are then laminated with flat linerboard to form the final corrugated board. Depending on the specific application, the corrugated board may undergo additional finishing processes, such as cutting, creasing, or printing.

The primary inputs for the production of corrugated paper and paperboard include wood pulp, recycled paper, and various chemicals used in the papermaking process. Additionally, the industry relies on specialized machinery, such as corrugating machines, laminators, and cutting equipment. Energy sources, such as electricity and natural gas, are also essential for powering the production facilities.

The primary output of HS code 480810 is corrugated paper and paperboard, which is then used to manufacture a wide range of packaging products, including boxes, cartons, and containers. These outputs are often consumed by industries such as 4202 Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; traveling-bags, insulated food or beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewelry boxes, powder-boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanized fiber or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper, 4401 Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms, and 4415 Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packagings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood.